Job Description
Network Architect
Responsibilities
- Scale and optimize a mid sized multi-service SR-MPLS core network(Cisco) including IP Transit, L3VPN, L2VPN(EVPN).
- Installation of local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless (Wi-Fi), and VPN infrastructure and systems
- Utilization of NetDevOps/GitOps and IaC methods for the configuration and management of local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless (Wi-Fi), and VPN infrastructure and systems
- Oversee vendor involvement when needed
- Provide forth-level troubleshooting of systems and isolate the source of failure
- Coordinate with a cross-functional team (including equipment and service vendors) in diagnosing issues and initiating appropriate actions for repair or mitigation and provide appropriate status communications to management
- Assist in migration between different vendors including Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Velocloud, and Meraki
- Interact with various engineering and business teams to understand requests/issues, establish clear expectations, and provide effective communication
- Design and build automation solutions to reduce manual efforts and increase team efficiency
Qualifications
- 2+ years of development/automation experience (with technologies such as Python, Go, Rest APIs, etc.)
- 5+ years of professional experience with network technologies such as routers, switches, and firewalls from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet
- Literacy with Agile practices and tools (such as Jira, Kanban, etc.)
- Ability to articulate technical topics to non-technical audiences both in writing, in diagrams, and in person
- Comfortable performing requirements analysis, interfacing with stakeholders of various levels and documenting solutions
- Ability to articulate technical topics to non-technical audiences both in writing, in diagrams and person
- Energetic team player who works well across boundaries and readily adapts to change and enjoys rapid development
- Confident of your skills, abilities and willing to share what you know, while learning from others
- Ability to think and act with an “automation” mindset to problem solving
- Deals well with ambiguous or undefined problems
- Ability to think abstractly and guide others
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English (French an asset)
Technical Requirements:
- Expert level knowledge in the following topics/protocols
- BGP
- ISIS
- MPLS L3VPN/L2VPN
- HSRP/VRRP
- MC-LAG
- Subscriber Management/LNS
- Segment Routing
- Virtualization(vSphere, KVM/OpenStack)
- SD-WAN(Meraki/Velocloud/Fortinet)
- Carrier Ethernet
- xDSL
- LTE
- IKE/IPSec
- FlexVPN
- DMVPN
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Contact Details
Adam - [email protected] - 905-361-3987 ext.125
Greg - [email protected] - 905 361 3987 ext.137